Working at University of Missouri in Columbia, MO: 46 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Columbia, MO Area

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"I enjoyed the constant push for improvement. There was always something new to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find a supervisor that you can get along with well. Not only are their research goals important, their personality is as well."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"The pressure for grades, distracted supervisor, and lack of home-life were negative in my life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not know that the pressure for grades and publications is necessary. I would find a different motivating mechanism."

"I really miss working for the University."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"That was where I started my career. I learned a lot from my former supervisor."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best and enjoy all the interesting work they have for you."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Too tight with the money. Should have paid the employees more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. I left the University a long time ago and I think that things are much different now."

"I enjoy working for the University - the particular job I'm in isn't ideal for me, but in general the University is a great employer."

"I have worked at University of Missouri - Animal Science Research Center. It had lot of research experts and there are lot of opportunities to gain and enhance skills and keep up to date to recent innovations."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"The nurses that I worked with were very nice and knowledgable"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would advise the nurses to stand up for themselves but still provide respectfull communication between the doctors and nurses."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"There was not sense of respect between the doctors and nurses, the doctors talked really bad to the nurses and about the patients when they were under sedation"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To provide a communication class for the physicians and an ethics class in addition"

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Dabbling in science. I like being able to work on scientific research without having a PhD."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run. Run as fast and as far as you can."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Without a Ph.D. you have no intellectual standing. Your opinion and expertise are not respected. There are no career paths, and getting a raise or promotion takes an act of god."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More technology. There are numerous areas where technology could improve the work, and make the work easier."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Dabbling in science. I like working on scientific research without having a Ph.D."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run. Run as fast and as far as possible. The pay is terrible and the faculty pretentious."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"You are and your expertise are not respected unless you have a Ph.D. I have more knowledge and experience than most of the faculty and can't get anything accomplished because I lack a special piece of paper. It's also nearly impossible to receive a raise or a promotion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More technology. There are a lot of options for saving money and increasing productivity that are not being used. I would also make sure staff are treated with respected, and implement career paths for all staff titles."

"Working as a graduate student is not worth it. You are underpaid for the work you do, and ultimately your work serves to benefit your advisors and the university more than it does yourself or anyone else. I would not recommend that anyone go to graduate school."

"I found the company to have poor planning skills and is uncaring towards its students."

"Best job I've ever had, a career building experience."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Access to equipment, knowledge, and the flexibility to develop as an engineer."

"A good step in my career, but by its nature it was never meant to be a permanent position."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Learning new techniques, new topic areas, etc. I met a lot of great people doing research on very interesting topics."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"My position was really too specific to offer any advice to someone applying there."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"The location."

"Mainly a job just for money."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"The environment and the people."

What don't you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Not too many chances for advancement."

"It was a good place to start a career."